Im going to make a cake with clouds...I want to know if their are any tips to make them look as real as possible. They willl be all over the cake. Should I use BC or Fondant?
Thanks
Can you get your hands on cotton candy? That is always an interesting effect.
Here is what came up with a search for "Clouds" in the galleries. Lots of different types, fondant/gumpaste, Cotton Candy, BC.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&meta=search&type=full&search=Clouds&album=-&search_user=&pageID=1
HTH.
Not sure of the exact effect you're going for, but I love using royal icing to pipe clouds onto cakes. I almost always have some made up, so it's convenient. I use a #5 tip and just pipe balls of RI close to one another, making them connect to form a cloud as large/small as I want. Then take a damp paintbrush and tamp down the lift-off point. They dry perfectly, and give a great 3D effect.
Yes cotton candy works awesome but you cant get it around humidity or your effect will look horrible afterwards! I tried making some cake pops for Easter and made duckies. THey were yellow and fluffy and furry and looked awesome until I put them in the fridge. THe next day they were fizzled.
I suggest rolling fondant balls and sticking them together or taking a tool and making indents into the fondant to create your half circles around the edges. If your looking for something a little more one dimensional then find a picture in clip art and print it out. Cut it out on cardboard and use it as a template.
Not sure of the exact effect you're going for, but I love using royal icing to pipe clouds onto cakes. I almost always have some made up, so it's convenient. I use a #5 tip and just pipe balls of RI close to one another, making them connect to form a cloud as large/small as I want. Then take a damp paintbrush and tamp down the lift-off point. They dry perfectly, and give a great 3D effect.
I've done the same thing with BC but I used a much bigger tip--#12. I kept mounding the BC up and used a wet brush to flatten the lift-up as well. The airplane pic in my gallery has an example. Doing another cake this week with the same effect.
Kristy
The clouds on this cake are made of buttercream.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1407884
I just piped them on using a #4 or 5 tip. You can make them as big or as small as you want by adjusting the pressure on your bag.
HTH 
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